Joke Bodewits of Hogan Lovells writes: On 1 May 2024, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued guidelines on data scraping used by private organisations in relation to GDPR principles including ‘lawfulness’. The guidelines could affect the way GenAI business should govern their data scraping processes. However it is questionable whether these guidelines will persevere…
Category: Online
The Real Battle for Data Privacy Begins When You Die
Shawn Wen reports: In 2012 a 15-year-old girl died in Berlin after being hit by a subway train. Her bereaved parents asked Facebook to turn over her private messages in hopes of understanding whether her death was a suicide or an accident. Facebook refused. Her death had already been reported to the social media site,…
Can Florida’s new digital data law tame the ‘Wild West’ of online privacy?
Tom Hudson reports: Floridians may have new privacy options this summer if you use Amazon, Facebook or Google, thanks to a new digital privacy law that goes into effect July 1. Big tech companies have had a year to prepare for the new law, which expands what’s considered personal data to include your voice, fingerprints and face….
Are Hospital Websites Upfront About User Privacy and Data Sharing?
Rachael Robertson reports: Nearly all hospital websites transferred user information to third parties, and almost one-third did not have a privacy policy, an analysis of hospital websites showed. Of the 100 hospital websites analyzed, 96 transferred user information to third parties, but only 71 had privacy policies listed, researchers led by Matthew McCoy, PhD, of…